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Eula’s Chess Pie Recipe From ‘Whistling Past The Graveyard’

April 9, 2014 6:00 AM

Susan Crandall is an award-winning women’s fiction, suspense, romance and mystery author. Her first book, Back Roads, won the RITA award for best first book, as well as two National Reader’s Choice awards in 2003. She has released eight more critically-acclaimed and award-winning novels since. Susan lives in Indiana.

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Eula’s Famous Chess Pie, very southern, very sweet.

Eula’s hints for a chess pie:

Always use ice water to mix the crust. Lard is much better than fancy new canned shortenings. Make sure your shortening is chilled.

Once the pastry is in the pan, brush it with egg white and then prick the bottom in several places. Bake in a hot oven (425 degrees) for 4-5 minutes. This helps keep the crust from getting soggy when baking the full pie.

Add a tablespoon of lemon zest and a few drops of lemon juice in the mixing to cut the sweetness.

Cut shortening into flour and salt until shortening the size of small peas. Sprinkle ice water in a little at a time, tossing and kneading until will hold together in a ball. Roll out. Place in 9 inch pie pan, crimp edges. Now use Eula’s tip, egg white and prebake this crust for 4-5 minutes in hot (425 degree) oven. Cool.

Susan Crandall is an award-winning women’s fiction, suspense, romance and mystery author. Her first book, Back Roads, won the RITA award for best first book, as well as two National Reader’s Choice awards in 2003. She has released eight more critically-acclaimed and award-winning novels since. Susan lives in Indiana.